Archive · 12 Sep 2026
US and UN Security Council Mark 25 Years Since 9/11
The United Nations Security Council met to remember the September 11 attacks 25 years after they happened.
Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked planes and crashed them into buildings in the United States in 2001.
US Ambassador Mike Waltz said countries worked together to fight terrorist groups.
He said this cooperation helped find Osama bin Laden and destroy ISIS’s caliphate.
He also mentioned the deaths of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
The council approved a statement strongly condemning terrorism.
It said terrorism is wrong regardless of who commits it or why.
It also said terrorism should not be blamed on any religion or nationality.
Pakistan’s representative said terrorism linked to groups operating from Afghanistan has killed thousands of Pakistanis.
The United Nations Security Council held a briefing commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
US Ambassador Mike Waltz said international cooperation hunted down Osama bin Laden, destroyed ISIS’s caliphate, and killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
The council adopted its first presidential statement on counter-terrorism in five years.
The statement condemned terrorism in all forms and said it should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization, or group.
Pakistan’s envoy said more than 4,700 Pakistanis had been killed by terrorism emanating from Afghanistan over the previous three years.
- Who
- The United Nations Security Council, US Ambassador Mike Waltz, and Pakistan’s UN envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmad participated in the briefing.
- What
- The council commemorated the September 11 attacks and adopted a presidential statement condemning terrorism.
- When
- The briefing was held on September 11, marking the 25th anniversary of the 2001 attacks.
- Where
- The meeting took place at the United Nations Security Council in New York; the attacks occurred in New York, Arlington, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
- Why
- The meeting was held to remember the attacks, discuss continuing terrorist threats, and reaffirm international cooperation against terrorism.
US-Led Counterterrorism Account
Pakistan’s Regional Security Account
Progress against terrorist groups
US-Led Counterterrorism Account
Mike Waltz emphasized international cooperation, saying it hunted down Osama bin Laden, destroyed ISIS’s caliphate, and killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Pakistan’s Regional Security Account
Pakistan emphasized that terrorism remains a serious and active threat, particularly in its region and in neighboring Afghanistan.
Location and nature of the threat
US-Led Counterterrorism Account
The United States presented terrorism as a global danger that has affected countries represented on the Security Council, citing attacks including those in Peshawar and London.
Pakistan’s Regional Security Account
Pakistan’s envoy said more than 4,700 Pakistanis had died from terrorism emanating from Afghanistan over three years and accused the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Balochistan Liberation Army, and Majeed Brigade of operating from Afghan sanctuaries with external support.
- Anniversary
- 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks
- Security Council action
- Adopted its first presidential statement on counter-terrorism in five years
- US representative
- US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz
- US counterterrorism claims
- Waltz said a coalition hunted down Osama bin Laden, destroyed ISIS’s caliphate, and killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Ayman al-Zawahiri
- Statement on terrorism
- Condemned terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable in all forms and manifestations
- Pakistan deaths
- Pakistan’s envoy said more than 4,700 Pakistanis had been killed by terrorism emanating from Afghanistan over the previous three years
- Attacks cited
- The briefing referenced the 2014 Peshawar school massacre and the July 7, 2005 London bombings
